Learning Spaces

If you are a learning space looking for workshops for parents or children, holiday camps, afterschool activities, we can curate experiences in any of the following areas:

Digital Detox Experiences

Let’s play more, create memories and have fun, without gadgets. We believe in curating experiences that are fun, educational and build social skills among children.

Hobbies – Astronomy, Gardening, Photography, Baking, Cooking, Pottery, Board Games, Magic
Fitness & Sports – Outdoor Adventure Sports, Yoga, Martial Arts
Performing Arts – Theatre, Music, Instruments, Dance, Storytelling
Literary – Writing, Reading, Public Speaking
Art & Crafts – Origami, Zentangle, Pottery, Clay modelling
Outdoors & Nature – Fun with Animals, Camping

Safe Over Sorry

A workbook-based program on personal safety awareness that teaches children how to recognize warning signs, forms of abuse, ways to protect oneself and teach children ways to reach out for help. The program includes:

Provide an understanding of child sexual, emotional and physical abuse
Understanding the behaviours to recognize and report abuse and intervene appropriately
Helping children learn life skills including making choices, thinking for yourself, communicating effectively, behaving responsibly and reaching out for help
Enable parents with techniques and activities to reinforce personal safety awareness, digital responsibility and cyber safety practices

Families In Focus

Our programs are focused on helping families navigate critical topics using simple methods and tools to create happier and more prepared homes. Our topics include:

Screen time Addiction
Building Values & Ethics
Personal Safety
Digital Safety
Bullying
Sexuality, Puberty
Body Image

Not a Box and Upturn have collaborated for many camps - for all age groups. Upturn is a wonderful organization that provides engaging and fun experiences for children. The team at Upturn meticulously plans every detail to ensure that the program is executed flawlessly. What we at NAB loved was that their philosophy was exactly the same as ours- kids matter most! And they went out of their way to ensure that the experience is fun and meaningful for every single child attending the camps!

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Nidhi Thadani, Owner, Not a Box Playspace

Working with Upturn has been an extremely pleasant one! They are both professional and friendly, working towards providing a rich and nurturing environment for the kids. All the very best for all your future endeavors. Happy to have worked with Upturn and look forward to many more collaborations.

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Pretigaya Haran, Storyteller

Play is the highest form of research" - Albert Einstein. And at Upturn Learning, the children discover the joy of learning, reading and exploring in a playful and fun way. The programs present a multitude of interesting concepts for children, and Sudha is extremely passionate about delivering great programs!! Personally, my collaboration with Upturn as a teacher and storyteller has been a great and fulfilling journey!! The children bring in so much energy during the sessions and interacting with them has been highly rewarding! Great job Upturn!!

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Divya Anand, Storyteller

I have been associated with Upturn Learning as a parent and as a storyteller. My son is part of the Digital Detox community and I have collaborated with ULC through my venture Storytiki, conducting story sessions for kids! Upturn Learning is really upturning conventional ideas about community, learning and what can be achieved by the young people of today. Ishu, radiates positivity and a sense of purpose which drives the Upturn vision in everything they do. Hoping for more upturning experiences soon!

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Rewati Karmarkar, Storyteller

Well, send them your heart…So they know that someone cares....” lyrics we are all familiar with the sincere sentiment of coming together to make a better world - for you, for me and the entire human race. These beautiful words truly encapsulate the essence and spirit of Upturn. This is what they do ... they reach out whole heartedly to make that difference! With a vision that embodies clear intent, embedded in endless efforts and actualised in concerted action; an experience with upturn is exactly that - an “experience” that makes a wholesome impact, inspires learning, serves as a catalyst for meaningful change and connects people through nurturing bonds that are sure to last a lifetime!

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Kalpana Dass, Early Years Expert, IB educator, Curriculum Consultant

UpTurn Learning conducted a workshop at our school for young parents on screen time and making parenting a memorable journey. Ishwarya's sensible sense of humour helped parents connect instantly and set them in a reflective mode yet helped them remain hopeful of change. With simple and useful examples, she took them through ways of living purposefully, mindfully and growing along with their children making their childhood a pleasurable one!

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Mrs. Rajeshwari Bharath, Soundarya Central School

I had joined UpTurn in 2018 with the summer program called Digital Detox, which was a really great experience for me. I have been a part of this community ever since. UpTurn has given me various opportunities to grow as a person, and given me so many chances to express myself through theatre, public speaking and writing. I am so happy to be a part of this amazing community and am so glad for the friends and mentors I have here!!

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Urja Srivastava, Teen from the community

To me Upturn is a movement, not an organization. A movement in parenting and child care much needed in the challenging times we live in. Parenting is the most difficult job on the planet and the risks of not getting right have long term implications on society. Join the Upturn movement and make life beautiful!

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Naresh Purushotham, Executive Leadership Coach

We’ve loved partnering with the Upturn team for multiple events over the past year. They always bring a lot of passion and energy into the events. Most importantly, I feel they spend a lot of time behind the scenes trying to make their experiences extremely thoughtful and relevant for parents and children. Wishing Upturn all the success!

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Yash Poddar, Co-founder, Openhouse

If it is kids - it is Upturn, if it is Digital Detoxing - it is Upturn, If it is Parenting - it is Upturn, If it is Training for your Employees - it is Upturn. The amazing souls at Upturn pour their hearts into making sure that they not only deliver the best but also will leave you spellbound at the end of each session with their warmth, smile and personal touch.

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